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A version of this archives appears in print on January 6, 1898, on Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: FORTUNE IN A SECRET DRAWER.; $59,000 Hidden by John Arnold, the Wealthy Brewer of Hazleton, Penn. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe